diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..feaae22ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.13.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0b2d518ad..638305fa8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM golang:latest
+ARG GO_VERSION
+FROM golang:${GO_VERSION:-1.13.0}
 
 RUN \
     apt-get update \
@@ -20,5 +21,6 @@ RUN mage build
 # If we keep it, it means all packages exist twice.
 RUN rm -rf dev
 
+ENTRYPOINT ["go", "run", "."]
 # Make sure it's accessible from outside the container
-ENTRYPOINT ["go", "run", ".", "--address=0.0.0.0:8080"]
+CMD ["--address=0.0.0.0:8080"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd49001c3..6aaa404a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ There are several options to run this.
 
 ### Go command
 
+To use the correct golang version, run:
+
+```
+gvm use $(cat .go-version)
+```
+
 When using the go command, first the example packages must be built:
 
 `mage build`